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Talking Transportation 2025: Planes, plates, gold stars and folly

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7 months ago

December 28, 2025

Talking Transportation 2025: Planes, plates, gold stars and folly

Jim Cameron’s Talking Transportation columns are some of the best-read pieces in The Connecticut Mirror. And while he and our staff members take some holiday time off this week, here is a countdown of his five most widely read columns from 2025 for readers to re-enjoy — or fume over, whichever is the case.

5. Avelo Airlines — neither woke nor broke.

While understandable, public anger over Avelo Airlines’ contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fly deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security is misplaced. (Published April 13)

4. Blinded by the (head) light

You are driving down a dark narrow road and suddenly blinded by an oncoming pair of headlights. !!X#&%($!!! Where’s the road? Am I going to crash? Why is this happening and what can I do? (Published Nov. 2)

3. CT’s Real ID deadline is looming

Quick. Look at your Connecticut driver’s license! If you don’t see a gold star in the upper right corner, you’ll soon be unable to use that as ID to fly. (Published March 23)

2. Shapiro’s Folly – a bridge over Long Island Sound

How did we get sucked into a debate about a project that every transportation expert I spoke with said just won’t happen? (Published Oct. 12)

No. 1: Out-of-state license plates are costing CT towns big money

“This is the number one form of tax evasion in Connecticut. Connecticut is losing millions annually and our DMV does not care.” So says the president of the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers. (Published June 1)

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Cyclosporiasis outbreak prompts food safety concerns in Connecticut

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12 hours ago

July 12, 2026

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Cyclosporiasis outbreak prompts food safety concerns in Connecticut

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) – People like Dena Pizzoferrato are changing what they put in their grocery carts after hearing about a cyclosporiasis outbreak.

“I’m kind of a little nervous so I’m looking to see what I buy right now,” Pizzoferrato said. “Today I didn’t buy any lettuce. I said I’m OK for now.”

Doctors say the illness is spread through parasites that make their way onto fresh produce. There have been 23 reported cases in Connecticut since May, but the CDC says the number is likely higher. Across the country, more than 840 cases and 86 hospitalizations have been reported in 31 states.

Symptoms include diarrhea and nausea that can last days to weeks. Doctors have not identified a source for the outbreak.

Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist at Hartford HealthCare, said a range of produce could be contaminated.

“Typical things you would think are vegetables or fruits. In the past, it’s been raspberries, basil, cilantro. You may find it in lettuces, bagged salads. So it’s a variety of things that can be contaminated, but they have not found it at this time,” said Wu.

Wu said residents should take precautions with their produce. “Take precautions with your fruit and your produce. We give the same advice when people go overseas that you should always peel something. You should always boil something,” he said.

Doctors also recommend washing produce thoroughly if boiling is not an option, and washing hands regularly.

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Milford business celebrating 50th anniversary

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22 hours ago

July 12, 2026

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Milford business celebrating 50th anniversary

Chip Rubenstein, owner of Chip’s Auto Sales of Milford, says he’s honored to celebrate the dealership’s 50th anniversary alongside America’s 250th birthday.

“I opened Chip’s Auto Sales in 1976, during a chaotic time for our nation in the world,” said Rubenstein, “50 years later, I am so proud of the legacy I’ve created as somebody who always tried his best to do right, and to serve my community proudly.”

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